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Extreme global poverty: The civil rights and slavery issue of our time, says economist Sachs

Inside a clinic in southern Malawi, dozens of children were lying in comas and suffering from cerebral malaria. Yet, the disease could have been completely cured with a series of pills that cost $1. "This is what I mean by…

Barry Perlus explores architectural wonders of Indian observatories

The giant instruments at astronomical observatories designed and built by a regional king in 18th-century India have captivated generations of visitors. They have also inspired Barry Perlus, Cornell associate professor of art and…

Eric Lichtblau '87 reaps Pulitzer Prize

New York Times reporter Eric Lichtblau '87 has won a 2006 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting for his coverage of domestic spying. Lichtblau and fellow Times journalist James Risen shared the $10,000 prize, announced April 17…

Punched cards to the Internet: CIT veteran Rudan recounts history of computing at Cornell

If you remember punched cards, you are probably retired. John Rudan does, and he is. Rudan, who joined Cornell Information Technologies in 1960 and served in various directorial capacities from 1964 until his retirement in 1996,…

Domes, dymaxions, trailers and modular homes are part of prefab housing history exhibit at Mann Library

Mann Library's "Fast and Affordable: A Century of Prefab Housing," the featured display at the library until mid-May.

Inner-city teenagers, guests of Cornell Extension, camp out on historic Governors Island

Pulling out from the Battery Maritime Building in downtown Manhattan, the ferry to Governors Island rose and fell on the waves with 24 inner-city teenagers on board, while an orange Staten Island Ferry lumbered toward the Statue…

Bridging the Rift building design wins award for environmental innovations

The pioneering design for the Bridging the Rift (BTR) project on the border of Israel and Jordan -- a unique scientific collaboration between the two countries in partnership with Cornell and Stanford universities -- has won the…

Researchers need to be innovative, curious, persistent and creative, says campus speaker at undergraduate forum

"Innovation to me is the ultimate step. It changes the way we live and makes the world a bigger and better place," said Artemio Castro of Procter and Gamble (P&G), the keynote speaker at the 21st Annual Undergraduate Research…

Big Red gymnasts soar high at nationals

The Big Red women's gymnastics team made a historic showing at the 2006 USA Gymnastics (USAG) Collegiate National Championships, April 13-15, in Newman Arena at Cornell. The women's team placed third during preliminaries April…

Author and former Cornell science writer Dava Sobel speaks on making the world a more interesting place

Back in the early 1970s, Dava Sobel was a young writer known around Cornell for her interest in science -- and for the signature pink bicycle she rode between interviews and the Cornell Chronicle office. Now, she's a best-selling…

Cornell earns Best Workplace for Commuters recognition for second year in a row

As gasoline prices continue to climb, the good news for Cornell employees looking for environmentally (and fiscally) friendly commuting strategies is that Cornell has been designated one of 1,500 Best Workplaces for Commuters by…

Graduate students' project for Otsego Land Trust wins national award

A project by Cornell city and regional planning (CRP) graduate students to help the Otsego Land Trust conserve land in upstate New York has won a national award from the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). The 2004…